RECkoning with Real Estate

RECkoning with Real Estate

Sundays 11 AM

RECkoning with Real Estate
RECkoning with Real Estate
AM950 Radio

RECkoning with Real Estate is your inside look at the real estate world through a fresh, consumer-focused lens. Hosted by The Real Estate Collaborative (REC), a residential real estate company, we dive into the history of housing, explore the challenges and opportunities in today’s housing market, talk to past clients, and highlight the inspiring work of housing activists, experts, and our valued sponsors. RECkoning with Real Estate is about building a better real estate company in hopes of building better communities, where everyone has access to a safe, stable, and affordable home. Whether you’re buying your first home, selling, or simply passionate about housing justice, RECkoning with Real Estate is your go-to resource for knowledge, empowerment, and community. Join REC and our guests every Sunday @ 11am on AM950 as we RECkon with Real Estate. Have a question? Go to https://www.theRECollab.com/ and hit the *Let's Talk* button - we'll do our best to answer it!

RECkoning with Real Estate – EP. 34: Now Debuting: The “REC Agent!”

Paige, Marc, and Taylor are back, continuing the conversation around unpacking the Realtor® brand and what it really means to step outside the traditional model. We talk about how that shift shows up for consumers, the different ways agents approach their work (for better or worse), and how REC tries to follow through on doing…

RECkoning with Real Estate – EP. 33: Now Debuting: The “REC Agent!”

We’re back with Paige, Marc, and Taylor, continuing the conversation around what it really means to be a “Realtor®” versus a real estate agent, and sharing more about how REC came to be. Listen in to hear how REC was strengthened through underappreciated activism and a distaste for the industry, its branding, and what it…

RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 32: Unpacking the Realtor Brand

Did you know that being a REALTOR® is just a fancy brand name? Listen in to discover the difference between being a “Realtor®” and a real estate agent, and why we no longer will build our identity around the “Realtor®” title. While we’re still part of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) so that we…

RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 31, Pt 2 of 2: An Inclusive Path to Homeownership

We’re back with Bill Gray, a nonprofit relations veteran with the Homeownership Center. This week, we’re continuing the conversation from Part 1. We left off talking about how to understand where you may fall on the spectrum of homeownership readiness, aka the “funnel” (and if you missed it, be sure to check out the previous…

RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 30, Pt 1 of 2: Bill Gray on an Inclusive Path to Homeownership

Understanding how people access homeownership and where barriers still exist is at the center of this week’s conversation. Bill Gray, Director of the Minnesota Homeownership Center and a longtime nonprofit public relations professional joins us for a conversation surrounding opening up access to homeownership. Bill shares how the Homeownership Center works to support those facing…

RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 29: Navigating Today’s Market with Matt Berna

It’s been a little while since we last talked with Matt Berna, and there’s a lot to catch up on! Paige, broker and founder of the Real Estate Collaborative, sits down with returning guest Matt Berna, one of our show sponsors and now a lender with Bell Bank, an equal housing lender. Matt shares his…

RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 28, Pt 2 of 2: Housing in Action is Building Community in Minneapolis

In this episode of RECkoning with Real Estate, we’re once again joined by AsaleSol Young, Executive Director of Housing in Action. This week, we explore another side of Housing in Action’s work – their ever-important legislative and policy efforts. Learn about Housing in Action’s deep understanding of the economic pressures and safety concerns of renters,…

RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 27, Pt 1 of 2: Housing in Action is Building Community in Minneapolis

In this episode of RECkoning with Real Estate, REC agent Meghan Howard sits down with AsaleSol Young, Executive Director of Housing in Action in Minneapolis. Listen in to explore Housing in Action’s mission to build not just housing, but community. From developing and owning apartments, advancing policy work, to creating pathways to homeownership, Housing in…

RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 26: Part 2 of 2 The Systems Behind Our Cities

Today, we engage in Part 2 of a hefty conversation with Professor Edward G. Goetz of the University of Minnesota, examining patterns of residential segregation in Minnesota. Dive in to explore meaty concepts like the “segregation tax” versus the “segregation dividend.” Along the way, we unpack topics like mortgage interest deductions and income-to-housing cost ratios…

RECkoning with Real Estate – Ep. 25: Part 1 of 2 The Systems Behind Our Cities

In this deeply important conversation we are honored to welcome Edward Goetz, professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. Regarded as one of the foremost housing policy scholars in the Twin Cities and beyond, Professor Goetz guides us through the historical and structural forces that…